how many hours can katie rent this bike?

Question

ben's bicycle rental charges a $14 rental fee plus $7 per hour for renting a bike.katie wants to rent a bike for a day but she can spend no more than $70 per day how many hours can katie rent a bicycle from ben's bicycle rental?

Answer 1

Hello Damia

 

Subtract the rental fee of $14 from katie's $70 budget.

 

70 - 14 = $56

 

Now divide $56 by the hourly rate of $7 to calculate the # of hours can rent the bike for.

 

56 / 7 = 8 hours